Principal Systems Engineer (Finance)
Job Summary:
The Principal Systems Engineer performs at an advanced level: requirements analysis and management, technical planning, systems level design, systems integration, verification and validation, cost and risk management, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for products in the warfighter systems portfolio. Analyses are performed during all phases of the product development process to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, and maintenance. The Principal Systems Engineer will provide guidance to the team in the development of warfighter systems electro optical devices.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
- Lead multidisciplinary sensor development team
- Lead development of project lifecycle plan and activities, including major milestones, reviews, and deliverables
- Develop, design, allocate and manage user and system-level requirements
- Lead development of system architecture
- Evaluate design tradeoffs and lead technical discussions with multi-disciplinary engineering team
- Define and assess interfaces with functional leads and outside organizations
- Lead technical reviews throughout the project lifecycle
- Provide oversight of verification and validation activities, including requirements traceability and compliance
- Aid transition of product into manufacturing alongside operations and manufacturing engineering
Business Relationships: (This position interfaces with)
- Individual engineers and subsystem level subject matter experts within and outside of the project team
- Program Manager
Education:
- Bachelor's of Science Degree in Engineering field
- Preferred - Masters
EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:
- Ability to obtain a secret clearance
- Minimum of 5+ years systems engineering experience
- Experience working within the aerospace or defense industry, and delivering solutions to the appropriate standards
- Experience with customer discovery/stakeholder needs and requirements
- Experience with requirements management, flows down, verification & validation during the product life cycle
- Excellent communication skills with multi-disciplinary engineering team and government customers
- Experience with technical leadership of multi-disciplinary design teams (such as electrical, mechanical, optical, image science, software, firmware, or test engineers)
- Proficient written (reports, proposals, white papers) and verbal skills (technical presentations)
Preferred Attributes:
- Technical skills, including Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) with Cameo
- Experience with VIS-NIR cameras
- Certified to INCOSE CSEP or ESEP
- Experience with Electro-Optical imaging systems (cameras), system design, integration and test
- Experience delivering compliant Electro-Optical imaging systems to customer requirements
- Lower cost of living
- Family-friendly area
- Career and economic growth
- Scenic beauty
- Outdoor enthusiast's dream
Here Are Some of the Great Benefits We Offer:
- Most locations offer a 9/80 schedule providing every other Friday off
- Competitive compensation & 401k program to plan for your future
- Robust medical, dental, vision, & disability coverage with qualified wellness discounts
- Basic Life Insurance and Additional Life & AD&D Insurances are available
- Flexible Vacation & PTO
- Paid Parental Leave
- Generous Employee Referral Program
- Voluntary Benefits Available: Longer Term Care, Legal, Identify Theft, Pet Insurance, and more
- Voluntary Tricare Supplement available for military retirees
This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not a contract for employment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
Elbit America is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
